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  • PACAF commander visits Yokota

    Making good strides and moving "the ball down the field" is how the current commander of Pacific Air Forces describes the command's condition as he prepares to become the 35th vice chief of staff of the Air Force. During a visit here June 30 - July 2, Gen. Howie Chandler said he's been pleased with

  • COMPACAF makes final visit to Osan

    The Pacific Air Forces Commander, Gen. Howie Chandler, made a visit to Osan June 27-28. As he prepares to leave PACAF for his next assignment, he took a moment to reflect on the base's past and outlined his vision for the future. General Chandler said since his first visit to Osan was in the 1980's

  • Andersen adds revamped instrument landing systems

    After nearly three years of planning and more than a year and a half of construction, more than 15 Airmen from the 36th Communications Squadron recently completed a $6.1 million project to install four state-of-the-art Instrument Landing Systems on the airfield here. The project was completed with

  • Down under, across sky with Talisman Saber

    Throughout the month of July, thousands of U.S. troops were deployed - not just to Iraq or Afghanistan, but to Guam, Hawaii and Australia as part of Exercise Talisman Saber 2009. The biannual, joint and coalition exercise saw U.S. and Australian forces working together to achieve a series of common

  • Talisman Saber airpower offers command success

    The 13th Air Force here was the nerve center for airpower during Talisman Saber 2009, a bilateral command post and field-training exercise between U.S. and Australian forces that concluded July 25. The two-week exercise, held jointly by U.S. Pacific Command and the Australian Defence Force, focused

  • First solar wall in PACAF, Alaska performing well

    In November 2008, Alaska and Pacific Air Forces installed their first solar wall here, and ever since then it has held up to expectations. Francis Sheridan, resource efficiency manager, was responsible for brainstorming the idea to install a solar wall as a way to save the Air Force money. "So far,